title: Improving hand-off communications: new solutions for nurses.
authors.affiliation: The Joint Commission, One Renaissance Blvd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, USA. ablouin@jointcommission.org
authors.forename: Ann Scott
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Blouin
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy